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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ah yes, the mind is boggled by immigrants and tourists who don’t want to get abused and thrown into a secret nightmare prison for weeks or months before eventually being whisked away to a country they didn’t come from in the first fucking place. What a mystery!

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?!

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At no point while reading this quote did I have any hint how it would end.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Following Trump's lead in deciding that he can just rename anything he wants, I've decided that the junior senator from Missouri is now officially named "Senator Dirtbag". Thank you for your attention on this matter!

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I just found out that two of my favorite music acts from my teen years will be in St. Louis next month: The Choir and Steve Taylor. I'm curious if there's anyone else in St. Louis that I know that would care about seeing them at The Sheldon?

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes"

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It seems like most people outside of tech _hate_ AI, but all tech executives think that only AI features are marketable now. So, we end up with a lot of companies trying to reinvent themselves as AI companies without knowing what or why.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Imagine being the worst Senator from Missouri when your only competition is Josh Hawley…

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Schmitt embarrasses Missouri again, which is his normal condition. He should apologize, but that would take integrity and shame, and Schmitt doesn't have the slightest clue what those words even mean. They're as meaningless to him as "patriotism".

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Urvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026

There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 28/09/2026

what I’m struggling with as everyone tells me how they’re revolutionizing their lives with AI agents is this: very few things in my day to day are repetitive enough to merit building software to automate them, and for irregular tasks I don’t know enough to effectively delegate

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

the "iced coffee at a job interview" discussion is obviously stupid but also a great representation of the fact that every single HR person/recruiter has their own different made up rules for candidates and all of them think they are absolutely correct

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dame @dame.is · 26/09/2026

I knew the second I saw that viral clip of the mom and dad at the baseball game that the internet’s insane parasocial contextless gut reaction to it was going to end up being wildly wrong. I really really hate how people just don’t give a shit about being kind or thoughtful anymore on the internet.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Matthew ran at the nighttime Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. He didn't get a lifetime PR, but his 17:26 was a season PR by 15s and beat his time from last year by 10s. #GoMatthew live.pttiming.com/xc-ptt.html?...

Matthew's time on the big board. Later, his position was revised to 193rs

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@stealingfromwizards.com We're in book 3 of the podcast. Thanks! Questions inspired by your Q&A about trying not to have 4 houses: how did you come up with the familiars? They seem to be a cross between a patronus and Pullman's daemons. What other ideas did you try?

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dev2next.bsky.social @dev2next.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BOGO is live at #dev2next 🎟️ Buy one conference ticket, get one free. Bring a teammate, friend, or your whole team and double the experience for the same purchase. Conference tickets only (workshops not included). 🚀 Get tickets: www.dev2next.com/register #SoftwareDevelopment

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm really excited to announce I've been selected for a second year to speak at Porto Tech Hub in Porto, Portugal. If you are in the Portugal area and want to learn about JavaScript's reactive primitives from me (or from the other amazing speakers: portotechhub.com/conference-2...), get a ticket!

Advertising Banner for my session at Porto Tech Hub Conference 2026

Comparing Promises, Observables, and Signals
November 10, 2026 in Porto, Portugal

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Cédric Exbrayat @cedric-exbrayat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚀 @angular.dev v22.2 is out! 🛡️ `@boundary` for fallback UIs 🛣️ Router resources, loaded in parallel 🔎 Change detection data in DevTools ⚡ Faster CLI builds All the details are in our blog post: 👉 blog.ninja-squad.com/2026/09/23/w...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hating what Trump is doing to America is not even remotely the same as being anti-American or hating America.

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Angular @angular.dev · 23/09/2026

Angular v2.0 dropped on Sept 15, 2016 - marking 10 years of modern Angular last week 🥳✨ A decade of shared growth, transformative updates, and millions of apps shipped worldwide. Which version was your very first ng new? Drop it below 👇

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Think Angular has been standing still? Think again. 🚀 I’ll be at @dev2next.bsky.social major improvements from Angular 16 through 22, including signals, standalone components, deferrable views, new control flow & more. Join me! 🔗 www.dev2next.com/speaker/693c... #Angular #Developer #Tech

Picture of Lance Finney with information about the dev2next conference (dev2next.com)

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ironically, "trans" is not a transitive verb.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes I run across a take in trans spaces that basically runs "nonbinary people aren't 'visibly trans'", with the implication usually that our needs are less important. Let's talk about my swimming class. Or, rather, getting changed for swim class.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is madness. Sheer madness. The majority who never make claims sustain any insurance enterprise. It's the essence of the insurance model.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looking forward to hearing about air pollution in Webster Groves from @washuengineers.bsky.social professor Dr. Jay Turner.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Once we get past today, the rest of this week is going to feel _so nice_. #FinallyFall #stlwx

St. Louis temperatures for the month.
It has been at least 90 degrees for 16 of the last 22 days, but it'll be in the 70s all week.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We have new advertising literature at @ethicalstl.org, and look who is in a couple of the brochures! #SageAndMatthew

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St Louis CITY SC @stlcitysc.com · 20/09/2026

From The Grove to Energizer Park, love is love 🏳️‍🌈

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

After a morning in Joplin, we're ending the day with Come From Away. I love this show, and I expect this production to live up to it. 🇨🇦

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I hate that there's Democratic infighting in the run-up to a midterm where we could finally put serious brakes on Trump's fascist project. But it should be crystal clear that the group at fault for the division is the one that's throwing the trans section of the base under the bus.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Since it was our first time in Joplin, we visited the memorial for the 2011 tornado that killed 161 people & destroyed 8,000 buildings. It's a small memorial in a park, but very thoughtful. Signs of the tornado are still visible, if you notice where all buildings are new and all trees are short.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We're in Joplin for the MSSU Stampede, a huge race with 73 teams. Matthew took 110th, with a 17:41. Not a PR, but he was 30s faster than he was at this point a year ago. milesplit.live/meets/773711...

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.

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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm going to say it How is it possible that he skates on this stuff. This is like a Benghazi^2 level of scandal.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Canada reached a trade agreement with us, the President blew it up for no reason while threatening to annex them, and Congress didn't do squat about either. It sucks, it's objectively bad for America, but WaPo is outright lying that "spite" is driving Canada's policy. It's the only rational choice.

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My only experience at the Kennedy Center was seeing Les Miz in about 1984. And while I'd forgotten about these lights, the photo brought it back. It's disgusting that we elected someone so petty, selfish, corrupt, incompetent, and unpatriotic that he'd destroy this unless he gets his name on it.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If the resurgence of pseudoscience horrifies you (whether chemtrails or climate denialism or anti-vaxx or creationism or...), a good way to fight back is to join and donate to @ncse.bsky.social.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's breaking my head how much this idiot doesn't understand what interest rates - the cost of money, as opposed to credit risks - even are.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One side of this war has an elected legislature but it doesn't really have any power compared to the supreme leader and the council of guardian jurists, and the other is Iran.

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 16/09/2026

Ethical Humanism is more than just an identity. We have to strive to live the values. ❤️

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Lance Finney @lmfinney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Let's see how self-appointed progressive hero and brave opponent of fascism @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social voted... Yep. "Present" What a waste of a deep blue district on this quisling.

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Brady! @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

if you’re cis, imagine if there were an ad campaign that said “people named [YOUR NAME] are pervert freaks who endanger our children. vote for us and we’ll make them all go away” and it appeared in every commercial break, sporting event, and newspaper. every day. for years. how would that feel?

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.

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